A History of the Windsor Chair - Including Descriptions of the Tavern Chair, Pleasure Garden Chairs and the Chippendale Style - Brossura

Hayden, Arthur

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1447444590 ISBN 13: 9781447444596

Casa editrice: Baltzell Press, 2012

Riassunto

The famed 'Windsor Chair first' appeared in the early eighteenth century. Its history and development thus exhibits traces of the various styles in furniture which ran their courses throughout the century. This antique text contains a comprehensive treatise on the history of this famous chair, from its earliest ancestors to the Windsor chairs still prevalent today. This is a fascinating text sure to appeal to those with a keen interest in furniture, and it is not to be missed by collectors of antique furniture literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Introduction', 'The Tavern Chair', 'Eighteenth Century Pleasure Gardens', 'The Splat Back and the Cabriole Leg', 'Chippendale Style Windsor Chairs', 'The survival of the Windsor Chair Type'. We are proud to republish this antiquarian book now complete with a new introduction on the history of furniture.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Baltzell Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1447444590
• ISBN 13: 9781447444596
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 32
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile